Hi Guys,
Been goose hunting three times this week. Shot a couple more geese, but nothing great. Went fishing at Sandy Creek today for about one hour with "Scott Shady." Caught two and lost two more. All fish hit a number three spinner. It was a ton of fun. The fish weren't huge, but they were fresh and beautiful. One brown trout I lost was REAL nice. Maybe tomorrow...

Hey Joe that sounds/looks like some awesome goose hunting on the last day or two of the season! Larry I was not trying to gross you out by appearing with no shirt on, but that day on Blue Mountain Lake was awesome on 3/31/2006. The ice was thick and the temperature was about 75 degrees with no wind! Late season ice is the best, you have to bring your sunscreen. The first and third pictures are a couple of shots from our annual camping trip Memorial day this year. The second picture is from an alternate location we should try some time if you don't mind the walk of approximately 3.5 miles. I missed an even bigger one as it popped off the hook at the boat. It would have been good to have a partner to net it and it would have been sent to the taxidermist if landed. This location is best early like in April(is better) or May. I believe Joe senior had said we were going to the same place this year however. That location is real good for the whole crew so you can pack in more than the essentials. I am looking forward to it either way. If you are in the neighborhood during ice fishing season call me and we will go. I usually go on the reservoir near the house for Walleye, Pike and Perch but sometimes go up north for Lakers and Salmon.

Merry Christmas All! Went goose hunting this morning. It was a ton of fun. I ran out of bullets and had to borrow some from Andy. In all we knocked down six geese and missed about 200 more. There were geese everywhere. They were coming off the river one flock after another. I gotta start practicing with my gun more. Anyway, it was a great morning. Headed back out to do it agian tomorrow. Sadly, Sandy is blown, so there will probably be no tributary fishing this week. Later.

Here are a few pictures to get you thinking about the winter. That is if we ever get any ice. These are from last season and we had a good year. I won 100$ in a contest with the perch and alot of walleye were had. The ice was just enough and the conditions scared off most of the snowmachiners which resulted in a nice quiet year on the ice. Won't be long now and I believe we will be in shantyland yet again.

Hi all, I was having some serious trouble with the blogg action as I could not recover my pass word to save my xxx. Joe it is good to be able to see all the deer and other stuff on your blog and to hear the stories.
Tom Rebisz and I went Muzzleloading the last week end in the northern zone. I had four days off and I could not get in front of a deer to save myself. I had all intentions of shooting two or three and I ended up not even shooting. Normally I have shot up a storm during this late season. No snow at home and extremely warm weather made it kind of crappy for the deer hunting. I spent two days around the house and saw only a flash of one deer (Thursday and Friday). I went up to the property in Providence on that Saturday night and we started seeing some deer. There was just a little snow, about a half inch- perfect! It was nice getting into the camp and this camp is secluded, it is off the road a couple of miles and when you sleep in it, there are no cars/trucks going by, just total silence. A big difference from the Speculator camp. I love it there and it is big woods, but hearing a car/truck going by is a frequent occurrence. Funny how you notice small things like that. I got into the Providence camp about 9:30, when I went to bed I had it up to 65 degrees and I loaded the stove, it was up to 85 degrees a couple hours later. Four wheeling in on a rough trail is a nice adventure.
Tom saved the day by shooting two, a small one by the house on Saturday and a big doe, on Sunday up on our property. He shot twice on Sunday and I saw three but did not get a good shot so I did not shoot. Tom saw something like nine or ten. Much more deer sign in by the camp though and I kind of kicked myself for hunting two whole days with no deer being had around the house. There have been a lot of guys hunting around the house this year and it seems to be taking it's toll. This year was a slow one for our gang, Tom got the two does with the muzzleloader the last weekend and nothing else. John got none. I got that small doe in Letchworth and my eleven pointer and nothing else (I can't complain). I had my multiple chances in Letchworth and blew it. I did not see anything to shoot up here after that though and I hunted alot.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year hope all is well with everyone happy and healthy-God Bless!

Here are some better pictures of Nathans buck and some of the guys. Thanks for the photos Criag!

Okay, okay, marines and hunting are not the same thing, but they both wear camo. And there is no way I could delete this little gem of an email without sharing it first. Remember that it does not have to be true to be enjoyed. Oh, and thanks to Scott's wife, Mindy, for sending it to me in the first place. ~Joce

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan .

One of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the ACLU. One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15 minutes."The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm still waiting." It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold. The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.

The other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"
The Marine calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid $&!% and act like an @$$...............so, He sent me."

Hey Guys,
It's been a long time since my last post. Sorry about the wait, but with moving to a new house and gun season opening up things have been really crazy. I guess I have so much to discuss that I will just ramble on a bit and intermittenly post pictures. I had a good gun season including several deer harvested off my own property behind my new house. How cool to walk outside your house, load your gun, and start hunting. I shot two does within 150 yards of my house (really nice short drags). I went back and got Jocelyn and Brilyn to help me drag them out. I ended the season well too. On the last Friday of the season Larry, Dad, Nate, and Stryker went hunting with me to Letchworth. I ended up shooting a nice 8 pointer (no, not the huge one I am holding just the head of in the picture) and a doe. The buck weighed 170, which would mean a live weight of around 260. The antlers had a 17 inch spread and scored around 105. Not to bad for the last weekend of the season. I also saw 5 different bucks hunting with a muzzleloader after shotgun season, so that means there are a lot of bucks around for next year. One of the bucks I saw was a nice 10 pointer that was bedded in high grass 6 yards from me. I saw that deer last Sunday. It would have scored 120-125. So next year it should be real big. I can't wait. The big buck in the picture that I am holding just it's head was hit by a car right next to where I hunt the day before shotgun season opened. Shame I didn't see him with my bow. He scored about 140. I also posted pictures of Larry and Jocelyn's dad with their respective bucks. I chased the bucks to both of them and they shot them within 30 yards of each other. Jocelyn's dad on the second day of the gun season, and Larry during muzzleloader season. Overall I had a great season. Shot lots of deer, hung out with friends and family, and drank a few celebration beers. I am looking forward to ice fishing, tributary fishing, rabbit hunting and goose hunting next week over Christmas vacation. Posts will be much more frequent from hear on out.
I'll post what I know about everyone else who reads and posts on the blog, but I would appreciate if you would post yourself to update/clarify my posts.
Larry - After shooting at does on the lease during bow and gun season ended up taking a four point with me in Letchworth with his muzzleloader.
Nate - After shooting at a couple of nice bucks (with a bow and gun) and does on the lease, shot a nice 8 point buck (see preivious picture from Larry). He also shot a doe hunting Letchworth with me on the last weekend of shotgun season. Great work!
Adam - Also shot at does on the lease. Ended up taking three does.
Mr. Moore - Shot two does on the lease. Also shot an eight point (I believe) back home in PA. Good Job!
Shaun - Haven't heard from him since he came to Letchworth to bow and gun hunt. He saw and shot at several nice bucks. Please post soon and let me know how your season went.
Andy - Shot at least one doe, but I don't know any more. Like to hear from you soon Andy.
Mr. Steiner - Shot a doe with his gun and is getting ready for goose season (me too!!!)
Mr. Baker - Shot a handful of does, but didn't connect on any bucks.
Scott Withers - Haven't heard from Scott since bow season. He had a very successful bow season though (see his previous posts). I'd like to hear how gun season went Scott!
Dad - Shot two does with his gun.
Uncle John - Shot two does with his gun.
Stryker - Missed a big doe in my backyard (more hunting next year hopefully)
Tor - Haven't heard anything from Tor in a long time. Love to see a post.
Scott Schlede - Killing the Browns and Steelhead no doubt. I'll find out next week when I go fishing with him. He has his own blog now and doesn't really post here.
Have a great Christmas and New Years Guys!!!

Tomorrow We shoot everything that moves and is brown.

Good Work Nate. Spooty shot this buck Dec 3 on the Deer Lease in Churchville. It is 16 inches inside. Pretty buck with nice white antlers. The live weight was 190lbs. The story goes this way. I watched this buck walk into the spot I was hunting at 8am. It came in with another half rack 8 pointer which will be a nice buck next year. I was itchy to shoot it, but it came in slow enough that i had plenty of time to measure it and score it in my mind... great buck, just a little smaller than what i was looking for. I texted nate at 845 and let him know that the two bucks were bedded under my tree and i was going to climb down and do a short push to him (not intending on pushing these bucks to him). Once i got to the ground the bucks trouted off, not too spooked. Minutes later i heard nate shoot. Sure enough, this buck and two smaller bucks ran right across the field he was watching. He shot the deer twice on the run! Not too bad. The deer will score right around 100 inches. Good Buck Spooty. Of courese we harassed him furociously about it being a small buck (only by lease standards), but in the end, its a great deer and will taste tremendous.